Summary of An Altered Light
Irene Beckman, a 56-year-old woman, appears to have it all: a thriving career as a lawyer, a stable marriage, two children, and a beautiful house in Copenhagen. But when her marriage unexpectedly collapses and she learns that her father was not her biological parent, she sets off to Vienna and Ljubljana in search of her real father.
Reasons to read An Altered Light
“An Altered Light” is a compelling novel about human relationships, self-knowledge, and prejudices. Grøndahl is one of Denmark’s most successful contemporary authors, known for his somewhat melancholic novels about love and relational issues of the Danish middle class. He won the Golden Laurel (De Gyldne Laurbær) for his novel “Lucca” in 1999 and received the Søren Gyldendal Prize in 2006. “An Altered Light” was shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award in 2006.
Setting: Copenhagen (Denmark), Vienna (Austria), Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Original title: Et andet lys
Year of publication: 2002
Nr of pages: 271
